Dravidian University
The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997)[2] with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian languages and culture. The university, which formally came into existence in 1997, began functioning with two departments in 1998 and has today grown into a strong institution of 23 academic departments and 6 research centres.
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Tummala Ramakrishna[1] |
| Location | , , 12.79655°N 78.30299°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | dravidianuniversity |
Vice-chancellors
Following are the former vice-chancellors of the university:[3]
- P. V. Arunachalam, 1997–2001
- R. Srihari, 2001–2005
- K.S. Chalam, May 2005
- S.Jayarama Reddy, June–August 2005
- G. Lakshmi Narayana, 2005–2008
- C. Rathnam, August 2008 (I/c)
- Cuddapah Ramanaiah, 2008–2011[4]
- N. Prabhakar Rao, August–November 2011 (I/c)
- M.G. Gopal, November–December 2011 (I/c)
- S. Chellappa, December 2011 – February 2012 (I/c)
- M.G. Gopal, February–April 2012 (I/c)
- K. Rathnaiah, 2012–2015
- P. Vijaya Prakash, April–October 2015 (I/c)
- E. Sathyanarayana, 2015–2018
- Rokkam Sudarsan Rao, October 2018 – January 2019 (I/c)
- Sudhakar Yedla, January–September 2019
- G. Lokanadha Reddy, September 2019 – May 2020
Academics
- School of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
- Department of Comparative [Dravidian Literature] and Philosophy (CDL&P)
- Department of English Language and Communications
- Department of Kannada Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Malayalam Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tamil Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Telugu Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tulu Language and Translation Studies
- School of Human and Social Sciences
- Department of Folklore and Tribal Studies
- Department of History, Archeology and Culture
- Department of Dravidian and Computational Linguistics
- School of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Language Teaching Technology
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Herbal studies and Naturo Sciences
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Herbal Science
- Department of Molecular Biology
- School of Information Sciences and Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Commerce and Management:
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Commerce
References
- Varma, P. Sujatha (26 November 2020). "Govt. appoints four Vice-Chancellors". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "University Profile - Dravidian Univeristy". www.dravidianuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "List of Successive Vice-Chancellors". dravidianuniversity.ac.in. Dravidian University. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "Dravidian varsity VC's farewell jig with eunuchs". The Times of India. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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